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Rod Stewart shared more info with fans via Instagram, saying he has a 'viral infection' and is downhearted for having to cancel the gig.
Rod Stewart pulled the plug on his concert in Australia Saturday ... because of some mysterious illness.
The 78-year-old rock star took to Twitter to make the
announcement hours before he was to hit the stage at his Geelong show as
part of his tour through the land Down Under with Cyndi Lauper and Jon Stevens.
Stewart posted a broken heart emoji next to an official
statement, which read, "Live Nation and Roundhouse Entertainment regret
to announce that tonight's performance by Rod Stewart, Cyndi Lauper and
Jon Stevens at Mt. Duneed Estate, Geelong will not go ahead due to
illness."
The message ended with this..."We apologise for the
disappointment and inconvenience for ticket holders. A further
announcement regarding the concert arrangements will be made early next
week."
Lauper and Stevens also announced the cancellation on their social media pages.
It was not clear which performer(s) had gotten sick or the nature of the illness or how the tour will be impacted going forward.
The musicians have performances lined up in Adelaide on
Tuesday, Mt. Cotton in Queensland on March 25 and 26, and Sydney on
March 29.
We've reached out to Stewart's rep to get some answers. So far, no word back.
